jpdb beta

arm; skill; efforts; ability

9

blow; hit; stroke

6

to smash; to break

2

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

5

rib; frame (of a ship)

1

to be crushed; to be squashed (flat); to be discouraged

1

person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)

5

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

2

to be perturbed; to be agitated

2

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

5

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

10

to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent

1

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

4

safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)

1

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

4

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

6

water pistol; squirt gun; water gun

1

hitting; battering

1

to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

2

snake; serpent; large snake

1

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

eyeball

13

aim

4

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

1

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

3

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

8

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

10

water temperature

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

16

to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

2

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

1

disregarding strategy and using brute force

1

steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

6

capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

2

covering; protection; backing; relief

3

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

11

fatal wound

5

attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

2

to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude

2

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

9

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

7

to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

1

whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

1

to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

3

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

5

without

1

at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step

2